diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.c b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
index 17c14db3ff..f1149cdaa6 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
@@ -5509,7 +5509,7 @@ int mountfsd_make_directory(
 
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = open(parent, O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC);
         if (fd < 0)
-                return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to open '%s': %m", parent);
+                return log_debug_errno(errno, "Failed to open '%s': %m", parent);
 
         return mountfsd_make_directory_fd(vl, fd, dirname, mode, flags, ret_directory_fd);
 }